Top Artists

No Doubt

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From underground ska band to mainstream commercial pop band, No Doubt’s career has taken many interesting turns.

Eric Clapton

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From ’60s guitar god in the Yardbirds and Cream to arena rock superstar, Clapton perfected heartfelt whiteman guitar blues.

Bring Me The Horizon

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Dubbed deathcore though they’re more complex, these Brits have been taking cues from American hardcore and metal since 2004.

Franco De Vita

Artist, Contributor

Music industry veteran Franco De Vita was one of the top-selling artists in Venezuela in the 1980s.

Michael Bublé

Artist, Contributor

This Canadian crooner adds some Stevie Wonder-style soul sizzle to a fresh take on classic showmanship.

Ne-yo

Artist, Contributor

Ne-Yo got his name from a friend/producer who told him he could “see” music like Neo sees “The Matrix.”

Top Works

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Jojo

JoJo’s fourth full-length album, and first on her own Clover Music imprint with Warner Records, 2020’s Good to Know, finds the singer digging into a sensual R&B sound that’s marked by a hard-won maturity and creative freedom. The album arrives four years after Mad Love, during which time JoJo parted ways with Atlantic Records and worked to take control of her career, launching Clover Music and releasing re-recorded versions of her first two albums. Here, working with producers Doc McKinney, Dylan Wiggins, Lido, and others, JoJo frames her warm vocals in hypnotic downtempo …

Petals For Armor

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams’ artful and deeply personal solo debut, 2020’s Petals for Armor, reportedly comes on the heels of a period of deep self-reflection for the longtime Paramore vocalist, and it shows. Along with Paramore’s breakthrough chart success with their 2013 self-titled album and 2017’s After Laughter, Williams and the band endured three frought lineup changes. It was also during these years that Williams married, divorced, and saw her beloved grandmother endure a life-altering injury. She brings all of these experiences to bear on Petals for Armor, digging with poetic intensity into the depression and …

Gigaton

Pearl Jam

Urgency has been Pearl Jam’s calling card since their inception, which is why it was a jolt to hear the band sound so settled on 2013’s Lightning Bolt. Maybe it’s the times, maybe it’s the choice to switch producers — the group swapped their longtime collaborator Brendan O’Brien for Josh Evans, who co-produced the album with the band — but Gigaton hits with the strength of a full-force gale. Weather is a galvanizing concern on Gigaton, with Pearl Jam structuring their 11th album around the looming climate change crisis. There’s little subtlety in this …

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